Channa ID & Growth rate advice needed

[Reckless47]

Hello all,

I would like to ask for you help bought this little fella as marulioides but I cannot clearly ID him. Thinking of striata.
Also my second question, what should be an ideal growth rate for a snakehead? I got him in december 3" and today he is 5,5" what should be the expected growth with him?
Thanks in advance

 

[kno4te]

Look like striata. Not much info them but will be a foot by 1 year or less. Slow after that.

 

[Snakeheadred]

Mines grown inch in a week ?

 

[Snakeheadred]

An mine keeps swimming up down the side bit of glass an

 

[Snakeheadred]

Hello all,

I would like to ask for you help bought this little fella as marulioides but I cannot clearly ID him. Thinking of striata.
Also my second question, what should be an ideal growth rate for a snakehead? I got him in december 3" and today he is 5,5" what should be the expected growth with him?
Thanks in advance

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All channa really are serious fish there not really a rule book to them I mean just gotta be smart careful really IV not even heard of this channa might be read up job what size tank u got it in love the wood an plants nice job